Corporate Spotlight
Special thanks to our generous corporate sponsors that help make Houston Ballet’s 2021 performances of The Nutcracker possible.
HONG OGLE
RYAN M. LANCE
WINELL HERRON
Houston President, Bank of America
Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips
Group Vice President of Public Affairs, Diversity & Environmental Affairs, HEB
At Bank of America, we believe in the power of the arts, and recognize that now more than ever we can all benefit from the enrichment that the arts provide. Today, art is demonstrating its resilience. Cultural institutions, like Houston Ballet, are adapting to new ways of sharing their productions with the world, including providing digital opportunities, allowing new audiences to gain perspective on how the arts inform, unite and help promote cultural understanding. As a leader in helping the arts flourish across the globe, we understand the challenges that arts institutions are facing and we’re committed to supporting Houston Ballet’s 20212022 season and The Nutcracker. We hope you enjoy this magical and stunning performance of Stanton Welch’s staging of a beloved holiday classic.
ConocoPhillips has been a proud sponsor of Houston Ballet for over three decades. We commend the ballet on its leadership in inspiring an appreciation for dance through its artistic excellence, exhilarating performances, innovative choreography, and superb educational programs. As one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas production companies, ConocoPhillips is proud to support our hometown’s cultural arts. We are pleased to sponsor Houston Ballet’s production of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker and hope you enjoy the performance!
For more than 115 years, our commitment and involvement in the community has been an important part of the way we do business. We are proud to support Houston Ballet’s Education and Community Engagement initiatives such as the Virtual Field Trip program featuring Nutcracker Sweets. It is said teaching is a calling, and we could not agree more. That is why we proudly support the outstanding educators who have dedicated themselves to making a difference in the lives of our children. From the classroom to the community, we proudly answer the call by giving back over $10 million annually to Texas educational initiatives. It is our way of saying thank you for allowing us to be your neighbor. We call it H E B’s Spirit of Giving. In this spirit, we have contributed over five percent of pretax earnings to public and charitable programs since the 1930s.
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HOUSTON BALLET
OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OF HOUSTON BALLET Houston Methodist comprises a leading academic medical center in the Texas Medical Center and six community hospitals serving the Greater Houston area. Houston Methodist Hospital, the system’s flagship, is consistently listed among U.S. News & World Report’s best hospitals. It was named to its prestigious 2021-22 Honor Roll, and we extend that same level of quality care across the system. Serving as a state of Texas COVID-19 vaccine hub and as a monoclonal antibody therapy provider, Houston Methodist has been at the forefront of protecting the community during the pandemic. As the official health care provider for Houston Ballet, we understand the importance of the arts to the city of Houston and keeping our artists and the entire community healthy. Through our Center for Performing Arts Medicine, Houston Methodist provides amateur and professional artists with access to more than 100 elite physicians committed to treating the specific needs of performing artists so that they can do what they do best — enrich the lives of Houston audiences.
